EAST LANSING -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is scheduled to meet with the media at 2 p.m. to kick off the Spartans' media day, which will include players and assistant coaches available for interview.

Feel free to leave your comments and questions below as the Spartans look to drum up excitement following a 7-6 season.

The Spartans begin the season Aug. 30 with a home game against Western Michigan.

-- Practice is going "well," according to Dantonio.

-- Dantonio has been "pushing the envelope" with younger players.

-- Dantonio wouldn't say that the program "fell hard" last season and that it was about the inches.

-- Dantonio feels good about the chemistry on the team.

-- Dantonio is pleased with his experienced players.

-- Dantonio hopes change on the coaching staff is good for the team.

-- Dantonio likes new starting cornerback Trae Waynes' improvement on his attention to detail. He says Waynes has a receivers' skill and runs a 4.3-second 40-yard dash.

-- Dantonio says it's the little things that didn't go right for MSU last season that makes him think this year's team is "right there."

-- Andrew Maxwell and Connor Cook have taken snaps with the first and second team, and Damion Terry has in the mix as well.

-- Dantonio also impressed with Tyler O'Connor while Terry is behind the curve being a freshman, according to Dantonio.

-- Dantonio says Cook does well in creating and showing composure.

-- Michael Geiger might not have missed a kick yet, according to Dantonio. As of right now, he's the guy.

-- Dantonio likes that Riley Bullough is a "hard driver." He has good hands, can pass protect, and has approached the position as if he were a linebacker.

-- Tailback Nick Tompkins was held out recently with a tweak in his leg.